-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Marine accused of killing his soldier wife was advised of murder and arson charges against him in a brief hearing before a judge on Tuesday .

Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden , left , and Marine Cpl. John Wimunc are accused in the death of Holley Wimunc .

Marine Cpl. John Wimunc was charged with first-degree murder and arson for the death of Army 2nd Lt. Holley Wimunc , 24 , who went missing after her home was set ablaze last week .

Another Marine , Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden , was charged with arson and felony accessory after the fact to first-degree murder .

The case has drawn national attention , but John Wimunc 's lawyer cautioned the public Tuesday against forming an opinion on the case .

`` He is to be presumed innocent , '' attorney D.W. Bray said outside the courtroom . `` We have soldiers fighting all over to preserve that right . He should not be tried in the media . ''

A judge scheduled Wimunc 's next court hearing for August 5 .

Wimunc and Alden were stationed at Camp Lejeune , and Holley Wimunc was stationed at nearby Fort Bragg .

Joe Lenczyk , resident agent-in-charge for the federal Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco , Firearms and Explosives , said Holley Wimunc and her husband were estranged and lived apart .

Authorities began searching for the missing soldier after her Fayetteville , North Carolina , apartment was torched July 10 .

On Sunday , a witness found a charred body in a wooded area , but Fayetteville Police Detective Jeff Locklear said police were still awaiting a positive identification from the medical examiner . Watch Nancy Grace report on the missing soldier ''

However , the lieutenant 's father released a statement Monday saying his daughter , a mother of two and nurse at a military hospital , was dead .

Wimunc is the second female soldier from Fort Bragg to die under suspicious circumstances in recent weeks .

Spc. Megan Lynn Touma , 23 , was seven months pregnant when she was found dead in a bathtub at a hotel in June , authorities said . Investigators say they are treating that death as a homicide .

Camp Lejeune also had a homicide case involving a female service member this year . The charred body of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach , 20 , was found in January in the backyard of another Marine stationed at the base . She was eight months pregnant when she died .

Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the case . He was arrested in Mexico in April , but because he holds citizenship in the United States and Mexico , he can not be immediately deported and must go through the extradition process .

If he chooses to fight extradition , it could take two years to return him to North Carolina , authorities said .

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Marine Cpl. John Wimunc accused of first-degree murder and arson for wife 's death

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Lance Cpl. Kyle Alden accused of arson and accessory after the fact to murder

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Authorities awaiting identification of charred remains found on Sunday